SmartWay Program Highlights

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SmartWay is a marketdriven partnership to help 

businesses move goods in the 

cleanest, most efficient way 

possible. By providing tools 

and information, SmartWay 

enables companies across 

the supply chain to exchange 

performance data in ways 

that protect the environment and human health for 

all Americans, enhance our 

nation’s energy security, 

and foster economic vitality. To encourage continued 

improvement, SmartWay provides incentives and recognition for top performers. 

Freight Industry Facts 

- The trucking industry 

generates about 4% of the 

nation’s GDP ($681.7 billion 

annually). 

- Railroads deliver an average of 5 million tons of 

goods every day in the U.S. 

- The tugboat, towboat, and 

barge industry moves 45% 

of the nation’s grain exports. 

- Air cargo revenue ton-miles 

more than tripled, from 

9 billion to 33 billion, 

between 1993 and 2013. 

SmartWay Saves Oil and Supports Energy Independence 

•	 Since 2004, SmartWay has helped its partners save 144.3 million barrels of oil. This

is equivalent to taking over 13 million cars off the road for an entire year.

•	 By helping the American freight industry reduce dependence on foreign fuel, we are

able to invest more dollars at home and reduce our national trade deficit.

SmartWay Saves Money and Supports U.S. Business Interests 

•	 Working with SmartWay, U.S. businesses have saved $20.6 billion on fuel costs to

date, lowering prices for the typical consumer while supporting American truckers.

•	 Tractor, trailer, and equipment suppliers to the U.S. trucking industry rely upon

SmartWay to demonstrate the benefits of more efficient products to customers.

SmartWay Works With Thousands of Partners and Affiliates 

•	 More than 3,000 of the nation’s carriers (truck, rail, barge, and multimodal), shippers,

and logistics companies are SmartWay partners, continuing to improve efficiency

within their transportation supply chains.

•	 SmartWay counts among its partners a significant and growing number of Fortune

500 firms, representing a broad cross-section of industries.

•	 SmartWay affiliates work with the program to achieve environmental and other goals,

and promote the benefits of SmartWay.

•	 The federal government has set ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reductions

targets for itself in Executive Order 13693. The federal government, through the

General Services Administration, is specifically instructed to utilize SmartWay partners.

SmartWay Helps to Protect the Health of Americans 

•	 Since 2004, SmartWay has helped partners avoid emitting 61.7 million metric tons

of carbon dioxide, 1,070,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 43,000 tons of particulate

matter. These help to counter climate change and keep Americans healthy.

•	 These emissions reductions benefit communities near ports, borders, and truck

stops the most, protecting the health and well-being of the citizens in these areas.

SmartWay is an International Leader in Green Freight 

•	 SmartWay is a seamless bi-national program jointly operated by both EPA and

Natural Resources Canada, and includes over 300 Canadian partners.

•	 The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), of the United Nations

Environment Program, works with the World Bank, governments, and

key international organizations to utilize SmartWay’s technical assis-	

tance, methods, and tools.

•	 SmartWay is an integral component of the CCAC Global Green

Freight Action Plan, which aims to develop and implement green

freight programs in other countries and regions.

•	 SmartWay has developed a comprehensive training curriculum

to help other countries build capacity to implement their own

green freight programs. The curriculum is available in English

and four other languages.